4,252 Shares in PepsiCo, Inc. $PEP Bought by Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors Inc.

Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 4,252 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $576,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its holdings in PepsiCo by 14,857.8% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 49,252,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,068,777,000 after buying an additional 48,923,629 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of PepsiCo during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,018,813,000. Diamant Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of PepsiCo by 16,146.5% during the first quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,586,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $556,936,000 after acquiring an additional 3,564,348 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of PepsiCo by 120.7% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 5,916,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $830,902,000 after acquiring an additional 3,235,726 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its position in shares of PepsiCo by 30.0% during the third quarter. Amundi now owns 8,641,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,207,230,000 after purchasing an additional 1,995,362 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.07% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about PepsiCo

Here are the key news stories impacting PepsiCo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo signed a five-year partnership with Silverstone, expanding its experiential marketing presence and potentially strengthening consumer engagement across its brands. PepsiCo Silverstone partnership
• Positive Sentiment: The company is expanding into refrigerated meals with a chilled soup offering, giving PepsiCo another avenue for growth beyond snacks and beverages. PepsiCo refrigerated meals expansion
• Positive Sentiment: PepsiCo is identifying an underserved opportunity in women’s sports nutrition, which could support future innovation and category expansion if translated into new products. PepsiCo women’s sports nutrition opportunity
• Neutral Sentiment: PepsiCo is refreshing established brands, including a new Tostitos look and a planned Quaker redesign. The changes could improve relevance, but their financial impact is not yet clear. PepsiCo brand redesigns
• Neutral Sentiment: PepsiCo India removed the word “energy” from Sting packaging ahead of an Indian food-safety deadline. Compliance reduces regulatory risk, although the labeling change could affect the product’s positioning. PepsiCo Sting packaging change
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary on the health-conscious beverage market says Coca-Cola has adapted more effectively than PepsiCo, raising concerns about PepsiCo’s competitive position in a strategically important category. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo health trend comparison
• Negative Sentiment: 7-Eleven launched a $1.99 private-label soda line, increasing price competition for branded soft-drink suppliers such as PepsiCo. 7-Eleven private-label soda launch

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PepsiCo news, EVP David Flavell sold 2,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.54, for a total transaction of $404,666.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 74,825 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,441,080.50. This trade represents a 3.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

PepsiCo Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of PEP opened at $139.10 on Wednesday. PepsiCo, Inc. has a 52-week low of $133.73 and a 52-week high of $171.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.91. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $140.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $151.00. The company has a market capitalization of $189.86 billion, a PE ratio of 18.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.35.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 9th. The company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.19 by $0.01. PepsiCo had a net margin of 10.78% and a return on equity of 54.63%. The firm had revenue of $24.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $23.95 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.92 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. PepsiCo has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.550-8.710 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that PepsiCo, Inc. will post 8.57 EPS for the current year.

PepsiCo Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 4th will be paid a $1.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 4th. This represents a $5.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%. PepsiCo’s dividend payout ratio is 77.59%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have weighed in on PEP shares. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their price objective on PepsiCo from $195.00 to $183.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of PepsiCo from $180.00 to $183.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. HSBC raised their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $175.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of PepsiCo from $178.00 to $170.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $134.00 price objective on shares of PepsiCo in a report on Friday, July 10th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, PepsiCo presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $157.90.

PepsiCo Profile

PepsiCo, Inc (NASDAQ: PEP) is a multinational food and beverage company headquartered in Purchase, New York. The company develops, manufactures, markets and sells a broad portfolio of branded food and beverage products, including carbonated and noncarbonated soft drinks, bottled water, sports drinks, juices, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, salty snacks, cereals, and other convenient foods. Its leading consumer brands include Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Tropicana, Quaker, Lay’s, Doritos and Cheetos, among others.

Formed through the 1965 merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay, PepsiCo has grown into a global business with integrated manufacturing, distribution and marketing operations.